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Tag: Ferrari 296 GT3 EVO

Kessel Racing confirms Kimura, Jaubert and Masson for its 2026/27 Asian Le Mans Series GT3 title defence and another Le Mans entry
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Kessel Racing confirms Kimura, Jaubert and Masson for 2026/27 ALMS title defence

Karishma Persad06 mins

Reigning Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS) GT champion Kessel Racing has confirmed an entirely new driver line-up for the 2026/27 season, with Takeshi Kimura, Mathys Jaubert and Esteban Masson set to spearhead the team’s title defence. The Swiss outfit enters the upcoming campaign following a successful 2025/26 season, during which Dustin Blattner, Dennis Marschall and…

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Tadasuke Makino joins PONOS Racing for 2026/27 ALMS

Karishma Persad07 mins

Honda factory driver and former SUPER GT champion Tadasuke Makino will compete in the 2026/27 Asian Le Mans Series (ALMS), joining PONOS Racing for its second consecutive campaign in the championship. The Japanese driver will race the team’s #45 Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo alongside Takuro Shinohara and team owner Yorikatsu Tsujiko. The announcement completes an…

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Emil Frey Racing reflects on a mixed DTM Sachsenring weekend as Cairoli charges to fourth and Vermeulen scores twice before Hockenheim.
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Emil Frey Racing takes positives from contrasting 2026 Sachsenring DTM weekend

Karishma Persad012 mins

Emil Frey Racing left the penultimate round of the 2026 DTM season at the Sachsenring with mixed emotions after Matteo Cairoli and Thierry Vermeulen experienced two very different days in their Ferrari 296 GT3 Evos. Saturday proved more difficult as Cairoli and Vermeulen finished sixth and ninth respectively, unable to consistently match the leading pace…

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Emson and Lebbon extend their 2026 International GT Open lead to 23 points after a wet Hockenheim win, as Greystone takes the Teams’ lead.
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2026 International GT Open | Round 6 – Hockenheim | Emson and Lebbon extend championship lead with fifth victory

Karishma Persad018 mins

The 2026 International GT Open season continued at Hockenheim for Round 6, where Scuderia Villorba Corse finally converted its pace into victory on Saturday before Tom Emson and Tom Lebbon mastered a chaotic wet Sunday race to strengthen their championship advantage. Elite Motorsport with Entire Race Engineering’s Emson and Lebbon arrived in Germany only six…

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Ponos Racing fields Makino, Nonaka and Shinohara in an all-pro Ferrari at Suzuka, targeting victory in the penultimate IGTC round.
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Ponos Racing targets Suzuka 1000km victory with Makino, Nonaka and Shinohara

Karishma Persad07 mins

Former Super GT500 champion Tadasuke Makino will spearhead Ponos Racing’s all-pro Ferrari line-up when the Japanese team contests the Suzuka 1000km in September. Makino will share the Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo with current Super GT300 championship leader Seita Nonaka and Ponos regular Takuro Shinohara. The trio brings considerable experience of Japanese motorsport to the entry…

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Era Motorsport will debut its Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo at Paul Ricard as the team seeks its first points of the 2026 24H Series season.
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Era Motorsport looks to turn around 2026 24H Series season with Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo at 12H Paul Ricard

Karishma Persad04 mins

Era Motorsport will take an important step forward this weekend when it debuts its new Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo at the 2026 24H Series Michelin 12H Paul Ricard. The Indianapolis-based team arrives at the third round of the Michelin 24H Series eager to reverse its fortunes after a difficult start to the campaign. Having already…

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Alessio Rovera targets WEC LMGT3 title success in 2026, aiming for early wins with Ferrari and the new 296 LMGT3 Evo.
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Rovera targets WEC LMGT3 glory with Ferrari in 2026

Karishma Persad03 mins

Reigning Goodyear Wingfoot Award recipient Alessio Rovera has outlined a clear objective ahead of the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) season: victory. After finishing third and second in successive FIA WEC LMGT3 campaigns, the Italian now aims to go one step further. As the new season approaches, Rovera leaves no doubt about his intentions…

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Kondo Racing with Rinaldi returns to 2026 Nürburgring 24 Hours with Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo; Vermeulen joins for debut alongside Neubauer, Marschall, and Perel.
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Kondo Racing with Rinaldi returns to Nürburgring 24 Hours with Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo

Karishma Persad05 mins

Ferrari squad Kondo Racing with Rinaldi will make its second consecutive appearance at the ADAC 24H Nürburgring in 2026, fielding a Yokohama-shod #45 Ferrari 296 GT3 Evo in SP9 Pro. The Japanese team returns to the Nordschleife with renewed determination after last year’s promising but ultimately disappointing outing. The team’s 2026 line-up features factory Ferrari…

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